Guatemala City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$3236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	90
😀 Quality of life	42	92
🏙️ Population	995K	548K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 49% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4747th and 1193rd ($1204 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Guatemala and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7564th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Manchester

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	Guatemala City	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$20557

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831